The Lovely Garden Mosaic pictured above is a GREAT prize for completing a fun Webkinz Valentine Challenge that begins Febuary 1. It is allowed in outside yards or treetop rooms. We have until Feb. 28 to complete the challenge.

2 gramma said,

dee and Zingy, thank you soooooo much for the maps!!!!! I bookmarked them for easy reference. The hand drawn looking one will do perfectly for laying out with ww scale. Won’t be able to add all the other spots in the bigger map, but broader view including location of homes is super cool! can’t wait to get busy building

23 gramma said,

24 gramma said,

still snowing A LOT!! there is over 3″ on the patio table! everything is covered and the shrubs are drooping from the weight of it!!! dd2’s husband said we were going to get alot of snow in February because the storms are boys this year. No idea where he got that, but maybe he’s right.

25 dee said,

26 gramma said,

g’morning dee!!!!!! our kids have school too and so does dd1(teacher at further away school). At this moment, with snow still falling, there are 6 1/4 ” of snow on the patio table bench. I measured with a ruler to be exact. Phone went dead from me taking pictures every couple inches and texting ‘em off to people. lol dh’s weather bug gizmo said it’s supposed to snow til noon!!

I haven’t been in the AP since the last challenge. noticed the peeks are over, and there aren’t any floaters in the newz.

27 gramma said,

Hi ro!! arcade worked fine early this morning, but I forget what else was glitchy..OH got a blank screen trying to log on grammao3. tried again and it was ok.

we’ve got BUNCHES of snow and it’s still falling!! lightened up a bit, more like regular snow than whole snowmen falling from the sky. lol depth varies on terrain, but the bench where I measure isn’t affected by the wind, so I’m considering it accurate. TWC online for our zip code says we will have an inch by the time it stops at noon. Are they kidding???? somebody better re-check their facts. already about 7″ on our bench! after my phone is re-charged, I’ll take another picture and see if I can figure out how to get it from the phone to the computer; they I can show ya’!

36 gramma said,

LOL! Krafty, we so rarely have any measurable snow any more that it’s quite exciting when we do. to me any way. I tried rolling a snowman after feeding the birds. Easy to form a snowball, but it wouldn’t pick up more snow when I rolled it. Hoping later when it’s maybe a little melty it will roll better.

43 Zingyginger (Isla4577) said,

it gets worse. i just got off the phone (i spoke to someone about my missing estore points and was told they now award them either on the 1st or 2nd day of the month) and learned that Webkinz customer support is now by email only.

47 ENCHANTEDISLE ( WWID : ENCHANTEDISLE) said,

Ok I am officially ticked off at Ganz..I will not renew deluxe if I can’t send the clothing items where I want. no way no how..it sucks..I’m so tired of them changing the good things about WW and giving us new that we hate! and now your telling me..customer service by email only??? you have got to be kidding! if I can’t get stuff fixed, or get the missing items put in or get my estore stuff taken care of by actually talking to someone LIVE..I have no reason to keep buying if the service isn’t there..sorry to vent but that is the way I feel.

See there are some of us who can afford the deluxe and some who can’t and they want to FORCE everyone to buy deluxe by doing what they did this month. it’s not right. just not right! I like to be able to trade things or just gift things to people that can’t. they are taking away the fun of it all…sigh..what is wrong with Ganz???

or venting all done..

I’m alive as you can see…lol some tests came back..and I do not have stomach cancer, so that is a good thing! now they are focusing on my heart… I have to see a cardiologist on the 15th, and am waiting for them to schedule a CT scan. so I have been taking it easy and not spending so much time on the computer. but I do sneek on here to look even if I haven’t been saying much..sorry.

51 Zingyginger (Isla4577) said,

good news on 2 fronts-must be from all the peeps who called, emailed, tweeted, left FB messages regarding the Queen of Hearts dress. it will be kinzpostable after the 2/20 maintenancehttp://i48.tinypic.com/143ek4.jpg

64 dee said,

Instructions: Prepare groundhog by removing the small sacs in the back and under the forearm. Soak groundhog overnight in salted water. This will help remove the gamey flavor. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and soda; use as a rub on the groundhog. Brown the groundhog in hot oil in the skillet, and sprinkle with sugar. Reduce heat, add 1 ½ cup water. Cover, simmer for about 30 minutes or until tender. Remove cover; let cook for an additional 10 minutes.

91 Gwenda (wk2nd)Would like w- shop Jammies,please :) said,

I am tiiiired I left work on hour early on Friday because I felt awful. When I picked Boo up he was sick. SO both of us have been sick all weekend. Then the water is being funky again. I’m going to give him his meds which are due in about 20 min then hopefully I can get some more sleep.

97 ENCHANTEDISLE ( WWID : ENCHANTEDISLE) said,

I have been busy today going through my spice cabinet..whew! what a job..I threw out some older stuff that lost it’s potency and wrote a list of ones I am out of..it’s amazing how many dif spices I have..lol

Dee, do you have a cabinet just for spices too? somehow I bet you do! lol

well it snowed last night BUT nothing really stuck..just got a light dusting left.. this has been such a weird winter here, not used to seeing my grass this time of year.lol

I made some really yummy stuffed peppers last night..even the bird loved them! lol I did it really different this time, instead of slow cooking them in sauce in the oven, I stuffed them and put them in a steamer, didn’t take as long, and then just put sauce over the top and served them, I found I liked the way the peppers tasted this way much better then cooking in the sauce! different texture and taste, and I used red and yellow peppers instead of green..wow what a difference..I think I impressed myself LOL

102 dee said,

103 gramma said,

Hello! most of our spices are in the cabinet above where I prepare things; small containers on a lazy susan in sort of alphabetical order. dh makes a mess of my system. Larger containers of parsley, chives, oregano, and basil are loose on the shelf above, along with 3 kinds of bread crumbs and…idk; big salt and pepper is above the stove with oils.

104 gramma said,

what are baking spices? we have baking powder and soda; powdered and brown sugar, cornstarch? not sure what it’s for, rubs that dh made and bagged, and some dried beans I didn’t know what to do with on the top shelf of cabinet where the spices are. Flour is in a ziplock in a canister on the counter. White sugar is in the coffee/tea/vitamin cabinet. Our kitchen isn’t very big. It’s as organized as I can make it, but probably sounds like it makes no sense; it works tho’. lol

109 gramma said,

haha, we don’t have the variety of flours you have, zests or baking chocolates; and I tossed the food colors last time I cleaned out the cabinet and we only have dried cranberries. I like those on a Spring mix salad with flax seed and basalmic vinagrette. Surprisingly, we have all those other things. Guess I could bake something…nah. lol

110 ENCHANTEDISLE ( WWID : ENCHANTEDISLE) said,

lol dee I have to use a step stool to get to some of my cooking spices! i’m challenged that way..

and gramma, baking spices are what dee said plus things like cinnamon,nutmeg, allspice, apple pie spice, cloves… for me anyway as I rarley use those things in regular cooking. though I know some do.I also have a huge selection of extracts, including caramel and chocolate which I use to make kalua! lol I’m like Dee I have a ton of different thing sin the baking cabinet..chocolates, coconut, all those pretty sugars for cookies..and other decorations. plus I keep stuff for making gum paste flowers, and other things for making the cakes I make.

and I have a whole huge cabinet in cellar with just PANS!!!! ask I probably have it lol

112 DEE said,

yeah chant..i love it it was the original hallway coming into the house…..when we took a wall down, I had dh close it up and ta da!

they peeps can go in there to get things, but no one is allowed to put anything away but me…..except dh has some stuff on the top shelf…like bread machine, rice cooker, blender….it is wonderful to have someplace to put my power tools…

I do not like things on my counters. I have a coffee pot, toaster and crock pot and that is it

Question to iphone user, my youngest has iphone, needs to update some apps, none are subscription, none cost the first time either, but NOW the phone wants payment info to be able to upgrade the apps. She had prepaid card info in their but it wanted it put in fresh, so she did, declined, gave her another one, declined though it shouldn’t be charging anything, gave her yet another one with more $ on it and still declined… what ???

128 dee said,

129 Cristy said,

ENCHANTEDISLE (Im kinda new, but want to share) I have a dream when I finish my kitchen. Its 3/4 of the way torn out from floor, but not quite to the ceiling of buying matching spice jars and filling them as I actually use them and getting rid of my pre made complete set. Have no idea how I will label them, but I hate having this big spice rack with only about 6 things I use on it. Maybe someday. lol. maybe.